Buckle-holder.



C. G. MARKER.

BUCKLE HOLDER;

APPLICATION FILED APR. 20. 1915.

1,288,096. Putenfed Dec 17,1918.

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CHARLES G. MARKER, OF DENVER, COLORADO.

BUCKLE-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 17, 1918.

Application filed April 20, 1918. Serial No. 229,750.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CHARLES G. MARKER, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city and county of Denver and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Buckle-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in buckle-holders, the object being to provide means for showing the effect of different buckles upon slippers and pumps, it being a purely temporary means of display. and does away with the present practice of sewing various buckles on the slippers which resulted in the slippers becoming more or less damaged, besides requiring time.

The present invention consists in a flexible frame having a clip on it adapted to hook into the shank of the buckle, after which the flexible frame is inserted in the slipper with the buckle outside and in the position it would occupy on the slipper if perma nentlv attached, but nevertheless quickly removable when it has served its purpose of showing whether it is adapted to the particular slipper and the taste of the customer.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 shows the device applied;

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view through the buckle and holder;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the holder.

The numeral 1 represents the holder, which is preferably made of a narrow strip of spring metal of suitable length, having a bend 2 at a more or less obtuse angle approximately in the center.

A small clip 3 is fastened or made integral with the holder, and can be formed by bending a piece of the metal of which the holder is formed around the holder with one end 4% free and open, and it can be riveted in place or otherwise secured, as for instance by punching holes 5, 5, in the holder on either side or otherwise upsetting the metal of which the holder is formed.

The buckle is of the ordinary type and has the shank 6 at the back, and this clip is intended to hook under this shank as shown in the sectional View. This can be easily done by giving it a slight lateral move and the twothe buckle and theholderare in that way held together by friction as long as required after thus being fastened together, the shorter end of the holder is inserted in the toe of the slipper with the buckle outside, and the larger end in the heel, in which position the parts remain due to the spring of the metal of the holder and the frictional hold which the buckle has on the front of the slipper.

In this way a simple, convenient and expeditious means is provided for the display of various sizes, styles and types of buckles, not only for wanted display but also to exhibit the effect of the different buckles to a customer, thus giving the merchant an opportunity to show the effect of any number or variety of them upon a given style slipper, without in any wise injuring or defacing the slipper in any way.

Obviously the invention is subject to modifications, as I have merely attempted to describe one form the invention takes.

I claim:

1. A buckle-holder for slippers and pumps consisting of a strip of spring material having an open clip thereon adapted to hook to the buckle, after which the ends of the holder are slipped into the toe or heel of the slipper or pump.

2. A buckle-holder for slippers and pumps comprising a strip of spring material, a clip thereon which opens laterally and is adapted to hook beneath the shank of a buckle to hold the buckle frictionally on the holder.

3. A buckle-holder for slippers and pumps comprising a strip of spring metal, a clip fastened thereon, and means for holding the clip in place, the ends of the holder of sulficient length to enter the toe and heel of the slipper or pump.

The combination with a spring-holder which is held removably at its opposite ends in the toe and heel respectively of a shoe, of a buckle connected with said holder at a point approximately corresponding to the position the buckle would have if secured directly to the shoe.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

CHARLES G. MARKER Eopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

